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Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 3446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 3446), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3446. “First Warren County Soldier to Die on D-Day,” a paper by Ray Buckberry describing known details of the death of Lieutenant James Lee Durham, Bowling Green, Kentucky on 6 June 1944 during the invasion of Normandy, France. A member of the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division, Durham participated in a nighttime parachute drop early on D-Day. Includes a photograph of Durham’s gravestone in Bowling Green’s Fairview Cemetery.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 3227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 (Sc 3227), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3227. “Warren County War Dead: World War I,” by Ray Buckberry, Jr., a compilation containing data on Warren County, Kentucky soldiers who died in World War I. Includes data on overseas cemeteries and visits by Gold Star mothers and wives of the dead.
Nourse, Charles Ewing, 1826-1866 (Sc 3000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Nourse, Charles Ewing, 1826-1866 (Sc 3000), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescripts of three Mexican War letters (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3000. Correspondence of Charles Ewing Nourse, Bardstown, Kentucky, and his wife Mary “Mollie” (Brown) Nourse. Three letters of Charles, serving in the 4th Kentucky Infantry during the Mexican War, describe military life, illness, Mexican cities, and encounters with the enemy. Mary’s father writes from Cadiz, Kentucky, of his work as a circuit judge, and an 1850 letter wishes Charles and Mary well on their marriage. Includes Mary’s letter to Charles with family news, and two verses, both probably by Charles; one …
Smith, Elvin, Jr. - Collector (Mss 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Elvin, Jr. - Collector (Mss 534), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection MSS 534. Collected research of Elvin Smith, Jr. relating to the Civil War in Kentucky and consisting mostly of typescripted soldiers’ diaries and letters. Also includes compiled data on regiments stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky and at Lost River Cave near Bowling Green, and lists of soldiers’ deaths at Bowling Green.
Harper Family Papers (Sc 1546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Harper Family Papers (Sc 1546), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1546. Wartime correspondence between Private Alfred Harper and his wife Elizabeth W. (Montgomery) Harper. Harper, from Columbia, Kentucky was serving as a machine gunner with the 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division when he was killed in Belgium 25 November 1944. Includes telegrams and letters to his wife related to his death.
Wray, David M., 1840-1909 (Sc 2841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wray, David M., 1840-1909 (Sc 2841), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, typescript and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2841. Letters (3) of David M. Wray to his sister and father, 1862-1869; documents relating to Wray’s Civil War pension and its transfer to his widow; and receipt for care of Wray’s grave in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Wray’s 1862 letter from Claiborne County, Tennessee to his sister describes his pay and expenses, and the collection of money for a comrade whose arms were shot off by cannon fire; another letter discusses his plans to return home after being mustered out of service in Louisville, Kentucky.
Vanbuskirk, Michael Henry, 1840-1905 (Sc 1383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vanbuskirk, Michael Henry, 1840-1905 (Sc 1383), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1383. Diary, 1862-1864, kept by Michael H. VanBuskirk, while serving with Co. F, 27th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. He was taken prisoner in Virginia on 25 May 1862, and released on 13 September 1862. He gives a good description of military life. Also includes an 1862 letter written in rhyme to his parents (Click on "Additional Files" below for scan).
Alley, Jessie Hazel, 1920-2020 (Sc 1369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Alley, Jessie Hazel, 1920-2020 (Sc 1369), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1369. Letters, 1944, written to Hazel Alley, Smithland, Kentucky, by Marine Pfc. Louis E. Loper, describing a Solomon Islands battle with the Japanese in which her friend “Pete” was killed. Includes her submission of the letters (under the name Hazel Robertson) to Kentucky Explorer magazine, January 2003. Also includes two 1953 telegrams, a letter and clippings from the (Marion, Ky.) Crittenden Press relating to another friend who was killed in the Korean War.
Cohron, Emery Claude, 1894-1918 (Sc 1241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Cohron, Emery Claude, 1894-1918 (Sc 1241), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1241. Information related to the death of Ohio County, Kentucky native Emery C. Cohron on 29 May 1918 at the Battle of Cantigny, France. Includes related World War I printed matter.
Hughes, George Henry (Sc 1220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hughes, George Henry (Sc 1220), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1220. Civil War letters written to Sarah Catherine Prose, by George Henry Hughes, while serving probably with the Ohio 18th Infantry. He describes military life and battles, particularly in Tennessee and Alabama.
Tuttle, John William, 1838-1927 (Sc 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Tuttle, John William, 1838-1927 (Sc 1197), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1197. “History of the Third Kentucky Volunteers” written by John William Tuttle, Wayne County, Kentucky, from a diary that he kept of his Civil War experiences. Includes associated data.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Soldiers From - Tennessee (Sc 1119), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1119. Telegrams (7), 1971, to Susan E. Powell, Martin, Tennessee, informing her of her husband's war injuries and his well-being; telegram from husband Lt. William E. Powell, Jr., to Susan; and clipping expressing the couple's thanks to their friends for kindnesses shown them.
Flood, Edwin Warren, 1921-1944 (Sc 1081), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Flood, Edwin Warren, 1921-1944 (Sc 1081), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1081. Six World War II V-Mail letters from Edwin Warren Flood, serving aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis in the Pacific area, to his parents and sister in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Also, three letters from his parents and sister, written before Flood’s death on 14 February 1944. Collection includes materials related to his posthumous awards, a photo of Flood in his U.S. Navy uniform, and negatives.
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dean, Jefferson, 1824-1864 (Sc 941), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 941. Civil War letters (5), by Tennessee Confederate Jefferson Dean, to his wife, Sophia. His regiment was stationed in southeastern Kentucky, then Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He describes his company’s activities in preparation for the Battle of Mill Springs and with Felix Zollicoffer’s forces at Johnson’s Island, where he died. Other items include war records and photographs concerning Dean and Johnson’s Island cemetery.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Letters (Sc 956), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 956. Letters, 1861-1864 (3), written by three soldiers from Indiana. Two are stationed in Virginia and describe recent battles and camp life. The letter writer from 1864 speculates that the war is almost over and describes Raleigh, North Carolina, and military affairs there.
King, Stephen Lynn, B. 1954 (Mss 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
King, Stephen Lynn, B. 1954 (Mss 110), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 110. Correspondence, 1994-1997 (31); lists of Confederate soldiers in Bowling Green, Kentucky; and research materials, 1861-1997 (46); used by King in writing his book Confederate Dead at Bowling Green, Kentucky and Vicinity, 1997.
Staats, Abyram P., 1839-1931 (Sc 968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Staats, Abyram P., 1839-1931 (Sc 968), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 968. Partial letter, 1862, written by Abyram P. Staats, a private in the 74th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, while stationed in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He recounts how he shot his thumb off and the miseries of camp life. Discharge certificate, 1863, and photo included.
Giesy, Henry Hensel, 1836-1864 (Sc 975), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Giesy, Henry Hensel, 1836-1864 (Sc 975), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 975. Civil War letters, 1862-1863 (3), written by Henry H. Giesy of Company F, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, discussing military actions, especially battles at Shiloh, Tennessee and in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area, during the Civil War. Giesy was a brigadier general for the Union. Includes related research data.
Owens, Philip, 1925-1944 (Sc 2614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Owens, Philip, 1925-1944 (Sc 2614), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2614. Two letters from Philip Owens, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, to his sisters, written during Owens’ Army service in World War II. He comments on a rigorous march, warns about mail censorship, and asks them to keep his mother from worrying. Includes typescripts of the letters and of local newspaper articles published after Owens was killed in action in Germany.
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Buckberry, Ray B., Jr., B. 1934 - Compiler (Sc 2536), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2536. List compiled by Ray B. Buckberry, Jr. of Warren County, Kentucky, World War II veterans interred in foreign cemeteries or recognized on “monuments to the missing,” based on records of the American Battle Monuments Commission. List provides name, rank, cemetery name and location.
Perguson, Dee Carl, Jr., 1921-2010 (Mss 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Perguson, Dee Carl, Jr., 1921-2010 (Mss 8), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 8. Correspondence and diaries of Deel Carl Perguson, Jr., Horse Branch (Ohio County), Kentucky, and Seattle, Washington. Of interest are his letters written while serving in World War II in the United States, North Africa, and Italy, and his later memoirs of this period. Also of interest are diaries of his years as a student at Western Kentucky State Teachers College, 1939-1943. The collection also includes his recollections of growing up in Horse Branch in the 1920s and 1930s.
Boyd, Randy, B. 1977 (Sc 2002), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Boyd, Randy, B. 1977 (Sc 2002), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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E-mail letter sent to a school from Randy Boyd, written while serving with the Army National Guard during the Iraq War. he describes his duties, the danger posed by the enemy, and his favorable impression of Iraqi civilians.
Smith, Daniel William, B. 1962 (Sc 1985), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Daniel William, B. 1962 (Sc 1985), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1985. Letters, clippings and military newsletters relating to Daniel William Smith's service in the Iraq War. Includes Smith's thanks to schoolchildren for gifts, clippings about an injured comrade, and copies of "Tiger OIF III Gazette."
Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 295. Letters written to Dorthie A. Hall, student and editor of the "College Heights Herald" at Western Kentucky Teachers College, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II. The male correspondents are all former students from Western, and they describe military life in their specific locations around the world. They all express devotion to Western and ask for details and comment about the school, sports teams, and the Bowling Green community.
Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2047. Certificates, forms and correspondence related to the military service of Michael J. Pitek in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Also correspondence related to Pitek's death on 3 January 1945 and the burial of his remains in 1950.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Hopkins County, Kentucky (Sc 1626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Hopkins County, Kentucky (Sc 1626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1626. Copies of letters exchanged in an attempt to identify four Confederate soldiers killed in Hopkins County, Kentucky in 1865 and interred in an unmarked grave in the Madisonville Odd Fellows Cemetery in Hopkins County.
Mcnear, William, 1814-1864 (Sc 1578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcnear, William, 1814-1864 (Sc 1578), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1578. Marriage license of William McNear and his wife Emily (Harmon) McNear; letter from George W. Craven, commander of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) notifying Emily of McNear's 1864 death; her widow's application for a U.S. Army pension.
Short, Drucilla Jane (Harris), 1878-1952 (Sc 1567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Short, Drucilla Jane (Harris), 1878-1952 (Sc 1567), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1567. Two letters, 25 September and 27 October 1918, from Franklin, Kentucky native Drucilla Jane Short to her brother, George D. Harris, serving with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Letters contain comments about family, business, the influenza epidemic, and the impending overseas deployment of their brother Downey. The letters were returned after George's death on 13 October 1918.
Rogers, Odie Floyd, Jr. 1921-1957 (Sc 1386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Rogers, Odie Floyd, Jr. 1921-1957 (Sc 1386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1386. World War II diary kept by Odie Floyd Rogers, Jr. (1921-1957) Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, who was a member of a flight crew that evidently was stationed in Sicily. They bombed chiefly Italian targets. Rogers completed 66 missions. Includes a 2001 letter with data on planes flown by Rogers.
Smith, Robert Lee, 1913-1998 (Sc 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Smith, Robert Lee, 1913-1998 (Sc 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1306. Letter, 21 March 1945, written by Robert L. Smith, Philippine Islands, to his sister Mrs. Layton Blick, Logan County, Kentucky. Smith mentions the many Japanese that have been slain in the Philippines. Includes V-mail advising of Smith's new address.